Both Uses of
condolence
in
Jane Eyre
- Kindly, as usual — and, as usual, rather trite — she condoled with him on the pressure of business he had had all day; on the annoyance it must have been to him with that painful sprain: then she commended his patience and perseverance in going through with it.†
p. 142.2editor's notes: This is a verb from of the more commonly seen, condolence or condolences.
- She wished me to look after the house, to see callers, and answer notes of condolence.†
p. 279.0 *condolence = expression of sympathy
Definition:
an expression of sympathy to another who is in sorrow -- typically in grief over a death in the family